#535142#535142

#535142 is a dark, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 43.2% C 0.024 H 101.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#535142
RGB	rgb(83, 81, 66)
HSL	hsl(53, 11%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(53, 20%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 2.4%, 20.5%, 67.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.23, -2.10, 9.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.23, 9.38, 102.94°)
OKLab	oklab(43.22% -0.0046 0.0235)
OKLCH	oklch(43.22% 0.024 101.1)
XYZ	xyz(7.4930, 8.1173, 6.3253)
Luminance	0.0812 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#535142 #424453

analogous

#534942 #535142 #4D5342

triadic

#535142 #425351 #514253

tetradic

#535142 #425349 #424453 #53424D

square

#535142 #425349 #424453 #53424D

split-complementary

#535142 #424D53 #494253

monochromatic

#11110E #313027 #535142 #75725D #95927A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.00

#535142 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.62

#535142 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #535142

8.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##535142	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##535142	1.00	8.00	2.62	8.00
#FFFFFF	8.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#545041

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#555142

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#564F4D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #535142;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 81, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.2% 0.024 101.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#838176',
    500: '#535142',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #535142;
$custom-light: #838176;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#535142",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 52.941,
    "s": 11.409,
    "l": 29.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43224,
    "c": 0.02389,
    "h": 101.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08117
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#535142

secondary

#6F7182

accent

#7BB473

background

#F8F7F7

surface

#EFEEED

border

#CAC9C8

text

#0A0A08

muted

#7C7C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #535142

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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